But after saying that, he also explained why he started wearing his hat backwards in the first place. As it turns out, he didn’t do it because it looked cool. Rather, he did it because he used to wear his father’s hats, and they never fit him right.

“My dad had a ‘fro, and I didn’t,” he said. “So I wore his hat and it always hit me in the face, so I just turned it around and it just stuck. It wasn’t like I was trying to be a tough guy or change the way that baseball is played. It was just that my dad wore a size 7 1/2, and I had a 6 1/4. It was just too big.”

Makes sense. But for the record, we’re still Team Backwards Hat for The Kid’s HOF plaque. All day.